Special Diet After Delivery?

[simcooks]

Is there any special diet / food that a mother who just delivered a baby needs to have?

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[Mama Mangia]

Isn't that something that the mom's doctor should be involved in?

I think it would depend on the delivery, health of the mother and baby, if the mother was diabetic during pregnancy, etc. Not everyone has the same pregnancy and delivery.

[simcooks]

Originally Posted by Mama Mangia

Isn't that something that the mom's doctor should be involved in?

I think it would depend on the delivery, health of the mother and baby, if the mother was diabetic during pregnancy, etc. Not everyone has the same pregnancy and delivery.

I was just interested in generally what moms eat after delivery. I wasn't targeting at any specific illness/ condition.

In Asia, there is this thing called "confinement food" - like sesame chicken, ginger chicken etc, but I cannot seem to get any info (on the web) on what Western moms eat after delivery. And since I am here in the US, I may not have access to the Asian "confinement food", or know how to prepare them, hence my question.

Yes, I will definitely ask the doctor as well

[phoenyxstarr]

I don't think there is anything similar in the US to the Asian "confinement food" for post-delivery mothers. But like Mama Mangia said, if you are on a special diet during pregnancy, then you need to talk with your doctor about your post-delivery diet.

Speaking from experience though... If you are breast-feeding, I recommend staying away from very spicy foods and foods with alot of tomatoes in them. The flavors get into your milk & get passed on to the baby and may, in my daughter's case for example, cause your baby to have an upset stomach. Dairy foods can also cause that.

[simcooks]

Originally Posted by phoenyxstarr

Speaking from experience though... If you are breast-feeding, I recommend staying away from very spicy foods and foods with alot of tomatoes in them. The flavors get into your milk & get passed on to the baby and may, in my daughter's case for example, cause your baby to have an upset stomach. Dairy foods can also cause that.

That's an interesting point. Thanks phoenystarr!


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[mtmomj]

I was healthy and had a healthy delivery (but also didn't breastfeed) and I was given the go ahead to eat/drink whatever I wanted. I didn't have any specific recommendations.

[loubear]

You might also think about anything with caffeine in it if you are breastfeeding,
what stimulates you will also stimulate your baby.

[phoenyxstarr]

I had forgotten about caffeine loubear. Thanks for bringing that up... I rarely drink soda, coffee, or tea so that's probably the reason I had forgotten about it.

[simcooks]

Dang! And I thought I can have my coffee after delivery!

[medako]

My doctor didn't specifically tell me to stay away from certain foods, but as a nursing mom, I could/can tell when I eat something that doesn't set so well with the kiddo. Really spicy food or really gassy type foods upset him more than me.